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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Dindori

Winner — 1962

BASORISINGH
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 56.5%INC 32.8%1 others 10.7%
Votes
7,853
56.5% share
Winning margin
3,288
23.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
28.1%
of 49,574

Dindori is a safe seat — BASORISINGH won by 23.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASORISINGH
Praja Socialist Party
7,85356.5%
2
RANMATSINGH
INC
4,56532.8%
3
GANGA RAM
RRP
1,49210.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (36th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
36th of 230

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 230

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
201st of 230

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 56.5%INC 32.8%RRP 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,45,814
Density
251 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,153 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population3.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water13.0%
Electricity67.6%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.3%
Women literate52.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.0%
Clean cooking fuel24.8%
Health insurance27.1%

What's nearby?

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